apprenticeships Build your career in Construction and the Built Environment
With over 180 job roles to choose from, there is something for everyone The UK construction industry is going to need 135,000 new apprentices by 2021 to help build our homes, roads and railways. It’s time to get building….. A construction apprenticeship lets you earn while you learn, putting you on the road to a rewarding career in one of the UK’s most innovative, dynamic and exciting industries. With Plymouth’s booming construction pipe-line, there has never been a better time to start an apprenticeship.
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Get inspired at this year's Apprenticeship Jobs fair Plymouth’s leading construction and manufacturing businesses are hosting a huge joint apprenticeship recruitment event as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2019 which attracts over 40 exhibitors and around 1000 attendees. Building Plymouth and the Plymouth Manufacturers Group have joined forces again to organise an inspiring Apprenticeship Jobs Fair on Saturday 9 March, 10am-2pm in the Plymouth Guildhall. This showcases local firms including Babcock International, Princess Yachts, Mars Wrigley and Kawasaki Precision Machinery, as well as Kier Construction, Gilpin Demolition, AECOM and Obedair Construction. Aimed at engaging with young people, their parents and family, as well as adults who are considering a career change, the Fair aims to promote the benefits of apprenticeships
and connect with local employers offering exciting vacancies in both construction and manufacturing. The Fair will be the perfect place to get inspired, to find out more about becoming an apprentice and to vastly improve your chances of securing an apprenticeship – don’t miss it! There will be a chance to try your hand at taster activities, competitions, learn more about how apprenticeships work through a series of impartial career talks and also to meet current apprentices already working in these dynamic industries. For more information: www.buildingplymouthco.uk www.mypmg.co.uk
Construction Apprentice of the Year 2018 Winners: Isla Hill of Obedair Construction and Megan Douglas-Lewis of Kier Construction.
If you’re looking for an apprenticeship, the first thing you should do is find out which career you are interested in. There are over 100 different apprenticeships in construction and the built environment ranging from hands-on crafts like bricklaying, carpentry, plastering, tiling, highways maintenance, demolition, landscaping and scaffolding; to more technical roles like mechanical and electrical, and plumbing; to construction technicians, project management/ quantity surveying and building surveying. The manufacturing sector is flourishing here in Plymouth, employing 1 in every 8 people or 13,000 in total. That’s the greatest concentration of manufacturing employment in any southern city in the country. Every year the 60 firms that make up the PMG look to recruit approximately 300 apprentices across a wide range skill disciplines. Some firms are now looking to offer degree apprenticeships. These are likely to be very attractive propositions as the lucky individuals are set to receive a graduate qualification without the accompanying student fees normally associated with higher education. As well as the large multinational companies the City has a number of excellent small or medium sized businesses where apprentices often receive a wider range of experience due to the more simplified organisation structures of those firms. Today’s manufacturing apprentices are often supplementing their traditional mechanical and electrical studies with an understanding of computer coding and what’s known as ‘mechatronics’. Others learn other skilled trades or administrative related roles in purchasing or HR. Several of the City’s leading industrialists who run local plants within large multinational companies started out as apprentices. This route to education is attractive as it enables individuals to ‘earn while they learn’. Apprentices often get to experience work across a range of departments and therefore develop an in-depth appreciation of how their employer operates which stands them in good stead for the future. Careers in manufacturing and engineering are well rewarded and the shortage of STEM (science technology engineering and maths) qualified personnel across the country means that post-holders can expect their salaries to attract a premium compared to other sectors.